If the 49ers had made a push for Phillips or some other edge rusher in November, they might have lost a third-round pick in April. Meh. That seems like a tiny price to have a modicum of an edge pass rush in a postseason in which any team can realistically win the Super Bowl.

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In the Sunday night loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams once again got off to a slow start that was covered up by the team starting with a 7-0 lead due to T.J. Edwards' pick-six.

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Brock Purdy threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns as San Francisco is now one win away from earning the NFC's top seed.

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